Louisiana census tract cancer incidence report released

• Prostate Cancer: Of the 477 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 45 census tracts in 19 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and 42 had lower rates.
• Cancers of the Lung and Bronchus: Of the 849 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 80 census tracts in 34 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and 67 census tracts had lower rates.
• Female Breast Cancer: Of the 520 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 26 census tracts in 11 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and 18 census tracts had lower rates.
• Colorectal Cancer: Of the 706 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 49 census tracts in 27 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and 19 census tracts had lower rates.
• Cancers of the Kidney and Renal Pelvis: Of the 224 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 27 census tracts in 22 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.

• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Of the 138 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 21 census tracts in 10 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Urinary Bladder Cancer: Of the 141 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 32 census tracts in 19 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Melanoma of the Skin: Of the 141 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 75 census tracts in 17 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Pancreas: Of the 36 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 9 census tracts in 6 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Leukemia: Of the 47 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 9 census tracts in 7 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Oral Cavity & Pharynx: Of the 35 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 13 census tracts in 11 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Thyroid: Of the 55 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 19 census tracts in 13 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Corpus Uterus: Of the 6 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 1 census tract in 1 parish had a statistically significantly higher incidence rate than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct: Of the 10 census tracts meeting the publication criteria, 9 census tracts in 7 parishes had statistically significantly higher incidence rates than Louisiana, and none had lower rates.
• Myeloma: 1 census tract meeting the publication criteria in 1 parish had a statistically significantly higher incidence rate than Louisiana.

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